ENERGY company PSN is preparing for the next intake into its design academy in Aberdeen.
It was set up in 2006 to address the shortage of skilled designers available in three key disciplines: electrical and instrumentation, structural and piping.
Applications for the 20 places on the latest course, which includes on-the-job training and academic study, have to be in by the end of this month and the successful applicants will start work in the new year.
PSN human resources director Dean Hunter said: “Our design academy has been instrumental in providing PSN, and our customers, with confident young professionals who can quickly adapt to the challenges of the oil and gas industry.”
PSN piping designer Scott Connal said: “I was in the inaugural PSN design academy class of 2006 and now work as a piping designer on PSN’s BP projects.
“One of my ambitions is to become a piping engineer. PSN supports my ongoing studies to make this goal a reality. A technical education from the PSN design academy means you earn a competitive salary while opening up rewarding . . . career prospects.”
Experts speaking at an industry event in Aberdeen yesterday highlighted similarities between technology developed for the oil and gas sector and that required by the renewable-energy industry.
The gathering was organised by En-ergise, a network organisation that supports energy technology companies to identity growth opportunities.
Delegates examined the opportunities for transferring technology and expertise from offshore exploration into alternative energy.